Games Database
PC
Strategy: Combat
| Viewed: | 3D Combination | Genre: | Strategy: Combat Combat Game: Submarine |
| Media: | CD | Arcade origin: | No |
| Publishers: | JoWooD
(GB) |
Released: | 27 Apr 2001
(GB) |
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Summary
Tom Clancy, famous author, has had a surprising number of video games based upon his fictitious adventures. Games like Rainbow Six and Rogue Spear have proved tremendously popular in the past. Continuing the trend, JoWood has produced Tom Clancy’s SSN, a submarine-based game that broadens the range of these games even further.
The formidable country of China is attempting to claim the world’s last oil reserve, and should they be successful, they will become powerful world dictators. As the representative of the United States of America, your challenge is to take control of a 360-foot long sub (mmm, delicious) and use it to prevent China from achieving a seemingly invulnerable position. Although your chances have been optimised with a state-of-the-art sub, your challenge is a great one; do you have what it takes?
Throughout the fifteen or so missions, you will face realistic scenarios that require good management skills and quick decisions to overcome. Unsurprisingly, mission locations are very similar, mostly taking place underwater, with a few on the surface. Levels are presented in full 3D with some lovely texture mapping, but the visual performance of the game depends on the individual’s PC. Both friend and foe have been programmed with some clever AI. A tactical reference is available for your benefit, and reveals information on all submarines and ships in the game. If you go into a mission with all torpedoes blazing, you will inevitably lose the fight. Consider your strategies and you’ll be fine.
The formidable country of China is attempting to claim the world’s last oil reserve, and should they be successful, they will become powerful world dictators. As the representative of the United States of America, your challenge is to take control of a 360-foot long sub (mmm, delicious) and use it to prevent China from achieving a seemingly invulnerable position. Although your chances have been optimised with a state-of-the-art sub, your challenge is a great one; do you have what it takes?
Throughout the fifteen or so missions, you will face realistic scenarios that require good management skills and quick decisions to overcome. Unsurprisingly, mission locations are very similar, mostly taking place underwater, with a few on the surface. Levels are presented in full 3D with some lovely texture mapping, but the visual performance of the game depends on the individual’s PC. Both friend and foe have been programmed with some clever AI. A tactical reference is available for your benefit, and reveals information on all submarines and ships in the game. If you go into a mission with all torpedoes blazing, you will inevitably lose the fight. Consider your strategies and you’ll be fine.
